Cinequest Confirms August Dates
Cinequest returns in August 2023, bringing back the great night life to downtown San Jose AND adding terrific Mountain View venues.
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Cinequest 2023: Abruptio
A dystopian slasher film fever dream enacted entirely by life-sized puppets… really, this is one to be spoken of in hushed tones.
Cinequest 2023: Daddy
In the satire Daddy, men have to prove their worth or be sterilized. Is it a religious restriction or authoritarian common sense?
Cinequest 2022: Futra Days
In Futra Days, traveling forward in time isn’t all it’s cracked up to be,, as Sean Graves learns the hard way.
Cinequest 2022: “Dash” Blends Tarantino And Hitchcock
Dash will draw you in, trying to figure a way out, a solution to a life which seems destined to go up in a ball of fire.
Cinequest 2022: The Day I Found A Girl In The Trash
In a future where crime is punished by chemical removal of memory, feeling, and will, showing empathy toward “automations” is a crime itself.
Cinequest 2022: Fanga Twists A Tale
Sure, it’s a tale old as time, but writer/director Max Gold goes back to its roots to put a different enchantment on it…
How to Survive Cinequest 2022
San Jose’s award-winning Cinequest film festival opens Tuesday, August 16! Here’s how to get back in the swing of things.
Cinequest 2022: Ryan David Dreams Of Futra Days
Writer/director Ryan David sits down to talk about the science and philosophy behind his mind-bending new romantic science fiction film.
Cinequest 2022: A Little House In Aberdeen
Thanks to Filmshortage.com, we’re able to share with you this sensitive film about a controversial topic that debuted at Cinequest 2022.
Filmmaker Wes Hurley Dreams Of America
Growing up queer in the Soviet Union but sustained by Hollywood comedies, young Wes Hurley was brought to America by his mother where he flourished.
Filmmaker Peter Hsieh Drives All Night To Success
Set in the all-night dreamland that can be the city of San Jose, Drive All Night captivated virtual audiences at Cinequest 2021. I talked with writer/director […]
Cinequest 2022: Alpha Male
Is it reassuring or frightening to see toxic masculinity as a worldwide problem? In Alpha Male, co-directors Igor Priwieziencew and Katarzyna Priwieziencew tackle it from the […]
Filmmaker Emily Goss Sparks Conversation
With her new short “A Little House in Aberdeen,” filmmaker Emily Goss (The House on Pine Street) hopes to spark conversation. Good film should do […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast: Cinequest is Back and It’s a Cinejoy!
We chat with Cinequest Program Director Michael Rabehl to preview USA Today’s Best Film Festival in America. Also producer Emily Goss about her latest film A Little House in Aberdeen.
Introducing A New Masked Movie Monster With Bill Posley
Bill Posley made the new thriller Bitch Ass because, “Black people have been the first ones dying in horror films for long enough.” So he […]
Cinequest 2021: Röcket Stähr Rocks Death Of A Rock Star
Though he doesn’t play the orchestra in Death of a Rock Star, filmmaker/musician Röcket Stähr does pretty much everything else on the film. In the wake of […]
Cinequest 2021: Death Of A Rockstar
Te morituri, röck and röll. They did say that in the gladiator arenas, didn’t they? If not, let’s say they will in our future history, […]
Cinequest 2021: Slapface
Is there a relationship more special than that of a boy and his monster? Certainly the Virago doesn’t think so. After Lucas (August Maturo) and […]
Cinequest 2021: D. Mitry Spins Magic Out Of Sorrow
With My True Fairytale, filmmaker D. Mitry turned a personal tragedy into the inspiration for his first feature film. Currently streaming at Cinequest, My True Fairytale […]
